Table 6 Impact of various diets on protein, carbohydrates and fat composition in T. molitor larvae.

From: Evaluation of various diets for improved growth, reproductive and nutritional value of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor L.

Diets

Mean ± SE

Protein (%)

Carbohydrates (%)

Fat (%)

D1

4.60 ± 0.77hi

30.13 ± 2.18hijk

20.42 ± 2.54bcde

D2

9.74 ± 1.03fg

32.47 ± 1.21ghijk

17.60 ± 2.19cde

D3

49.26 ± 0.87a

40.75 ± 1.06efgh

39.91 ± 4.96a

D4

21.55 ± 0.55cd

49.49 ± 1.30cde

15.89 ± 1.97de

D5

49.46 ± 0.88a

34.02 ± 3.32fghij

13.61 ± 1.69de

D6

23.37 ± 0.69c

35.34 ± 1.17fghi

13.49 ± 1.67de

D7

12.70 ± 0.85ef

42.43 ± 1.05efg

17.90 ± 2.22cde

D8

7.23 ± 0.67gh

44.95 ± 2.28def

17.72 ± 2.20cde

D9

13.24 ± 0.52ef

48.44 ± 1.59cde

37.09 ± 4.61a

D10

6.74 ± 0.84gh

74.83 ± 6.65a

19.61 ± 2.44cde

D11

6.89 ± 0.68gh

45.61 ± 1.09cdef

35.99 ± 4.48ab

D12

13.81 ± 0.70e

55.58 ± 1.91bcd

14.44 ± 1.79de

D13

24.15 ± 0.56c

20.53 ± 1.06k

10.29 ± 1.28e

D14

6.70 ± 0.58gh

22.99 ± 1.12jk

20.11 ± 2.50cde

D15

15.43 ± 0.68e

57.55 ± 2.71bc

27.80 ± 3.46abcd

D16

12.78 ± 0.69ef

50.94 ± 2.47bcde

20.71 ± 2.57bcde

D17

2.62 ± 0.43i

62.85 ± 1.41ab

31.59 ± 3.93abc

D18

32.23 ± 0.71b

24.78 ± 1.39ijk

27.85 ± 3.46abcd

D19

19.49 ± 0.79d

39.86 ± 1.18efgh

15.17 ± 1.88de

  1. Means, in the same column, followed by the same letter are not significantly different using the Tukey–Kramer HSD test at P = 0.05.